Toronto · intersection · signal 2590

Wellington & Scott

Wellington St E & Scott St · Toronto, Ontario · Downtown Yonge East · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Old Town Toronto BIA

Wellington & Scott, in Downtown Yonge East, in the downtown core, is a moderately travelled crossing, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: King Station, a park and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: Union Station GO 491 m away.

Traffic volume
8,254
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 17, 2024
20,169 pedestrians · 933 cyclists · #1833 busiest
Collisions
45
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 35 property damage · #2208 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #631 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
King Station
subway station within 250 m
8 streetcar routes · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 22 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 590 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 51% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 2.4 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 11.3% of vehicle volume, about 15× the typical share. On average 4.5 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 5.5 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 27%, from 26 in 2016–2020 to 19 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 45 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Wellington & Scott

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

Subway
King Station (Line 1)137 m; Union Station (Line 1)388 m; Queen Station (Line 1)514 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)690 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)879 m; TMU Station (Line 1)0.9 km
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville491 m; GO bus 16 Hamilton / Toronto Express31 Guelph / Toronto21 Milton65 Newmarket / Toronto61 Richmond Hill68 Barrie / Newmarket71 Stouffville90 Lakeshore East18 Lakeshore West35 Union Pearson Express at Union Station Bus Terminal460 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 744 m — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 505 m
Streetcar
503504508501509510505506 nearest 157 m
TTC bus
19971211142027565 nearest 120 m
Blue Night
304301310305306320365
Nearest stops
16 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Front St E / Scott St 68 m · 11 docks · 60 stations, 1,490 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (30)
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 274 m
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 350 m
  • Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 455 m
  • St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 513 m
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 575 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Gymnasium BldgEnglish Separate · 761 m
  • and 24 more
Parks (45)
  • Berczy Park65 m
  • Courthouse Square Park264 m
  • Toronto Sculpture Garden270 m
  • Market Lane Park343 m
  • St. James Park397 m
  • Cloud Gardens451 m
  • and 39 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch659 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch856 m
Places of interest
  • St. Lawrence Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 89 m
  • Gooderham Flatiron BuildingLandmark · 154 m
  • Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre for the Performing Arts)Performing Arts · 161 m
  • Hockey Hall of FameAttraction · 164 m
  • Toronto Sculpture GardenFeatured Park · 270 m
  • Design ExchangeMuseum · 348 m
  • St. Lawrence Market and Market GalleryAttraction · 366 m
  • St. James ParkNature/ Park · 384 m
Signal
2590, activated 2023 · FT · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 120 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 354 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Aroma Espresso Bar, 47 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés120 within 300 m · 354 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 46 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Aroma Espresso Bar · 20 Wellington St E47 mPassed, May 2026
Cantina Mercatto · 20 Wellington St E47 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Uncle Tony's · 38 Wellington St E74 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions
Playa Cabana Wellington · 36 Wellington St E Flr-185 mPassed, Jun 2026
Taberna Social · 40 Wellington St E95 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Biff's Bistro · 33 Yonge St Unit-101101 mPassed, Mar 2026
Cafe Landwer · 33 Yonge St Unit-104101 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Ceci Bar · 33 Yonge St Unit-101101 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction

Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.

Washrooms & water

The nearest public washroom is St Lawrence South, 348 m away, Mon Closed, Tue-Fri 8:30am-7:30pm, Sat 6:30am-5:30pm, Sun 9:30am-5:30pm; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 56 m away at Berczy Park.

  • St Lawrence South · 91 Front Street East
    Mon Closed, Tue-Fri 8:30am-7:30pm, Sat 6:30am-5:30pm, Sun 9:30am-5:30pm · accessible
    348 m
  • St Lawrence North · 92 Front Street East
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    357 m
  • St Lawrence Tent · 125 The Esplanade Street
    Mon-Sat Closed, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm
    387 m
Drinking water
Berczy Park bottle filling station · 56 m; Courthouse Square Park drinking fountain · 266 m · off

Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.

Child care

18 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,213 spaces; 13 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Mothercraft Brookfield Place - 161 Bay Street (284 m, 52 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km18 centres · 1,213 spaces
Fee subsidy13 of 18
  • Mothercraft Brookfield Place - 161 Bay Street · 161 Bay St
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    284 m
  • Kids & Company Scotia Plaza · 104 Yonge St
    64 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    285 m
  • St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) · 4 Market St
    40 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    350 m
  • Pinnacle Jr YMCA · 12 Yonge St
    44 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    553 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (839 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (1.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 481 m away.

FireFire Station 333 · 839 m207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 1.2 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 481 m58 Richmond St E

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there are 28 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,903 rental units — 20 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 36 Church St (179 m, 41 units, 6 storeys, built 1965), which scored 83 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 25 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 32 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings28 · 3,903 units · 20 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202625 across the 28
Open fire-code violations32
Tallest37 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
36 Church St416196583 · Nov 20250179 m
55 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation16612198380 · Jul 20250225 m
85 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management1287199793 · Jul 20250 · 7 fire264 m
1 Church StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation11513199683 · Sep 20243283 m
110 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management2059199396 · Jul 20240 · 6 fire294 m
90 Adelaide St E · Park Property Management Inc.608198092 · Jul 20250416 m
25 Henry Lane TerToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1966197977 · Jul 20251467 m
140 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · TCH1027199381 · Nov 20251468 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots720 lots · ≈22,230 spaces · 66.7 ha
Within 500 m29 lots · ≈550 spaces
Green P (public)27 car parks · about 7,440 spaces
EV charging (City)2 Church St. · 301 m · 24 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking212 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 51 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (591 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
2 Church St · Garage304 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)
87 Richmond St E · Surface501 m2092% (Q1 2026)
37 Queen St E · Garage518 m63152% (Q1 2026)
40 York St · Garage610 m31141% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage733 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 72 m away, ≈14 spaces; 119 m away, ≈16 spaces; 139 m away, ≈24 spaces; 166 m away, ≈12 spaces; 205 m away, ≈17 spaces; 236 m away, ≈16 spaces. More EV charging: 40 York St (652 m, 12 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (803 m, 11 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (803 m, 40 ports).

Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be for customers or residents only. Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.

Traffic volume

The City's latest turning-movement count — 14-hour, Jul 17, 2024

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 6,653 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 81% of the total, against 4 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the east (538 of 933). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 814 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 827 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north512southbound · 153 bikes · 5.5% heavy
From the west4eastbound · 32 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles8,25420,169 pedestrians · 933 cyclists · 4.0% heavy
From the east6,653westbound · 538 bikes · 4.0% heavy
From the south1,085northbound · 210 bikes · 3.1% heavy
AM peak hour814 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour827 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jul 17, 2024

Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

The City's most recent midblock count on Scott St between Wellington St E and Victoria St (40 m away, Sep 2020) recorded volume only — about 375 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Scott St · Wellington St E – Victoria St · 40 mSep 2020 · 3 days375
Wellington St E · Yonge St – Scott St · 55 mMay 2015 · 7 days11,884

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

The worst year was 2018, with 13 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 5 collisions (11%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 9% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 31, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 5.5 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions45#2208 of 5,508
With an injury5#2598 of 4,660
Property damage only35
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian2#1517 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality1
Severity not classified4
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201463latest Mar 31, 2026

Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.

Killed or seriously injured

Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings

One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Nov 14, 2023.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#631 of 1,505
Fatal1#305 of 319
Involving a pedestrian1#320 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20061latest Nov 14, 2023

KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Nine thefts from vehicles and seven bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 3 in 2023–2025, about 1.0 a year, against 1.9 a year before that. 89% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 57% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle920street/outdoor (8), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft710street/outdoor (4), commercial premises (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 6, 2024. Police offset every occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing, so these are thefts on the streets and premises around this node, not necessarily at the corner itself. Other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see Downtown Yonge East.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Wellington & Scott a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#631 of 1,505), out of 45 reported collisions of any severity. High counts usually track high traffic volume rather than a design flaw; volume is shown alongside so the numbers can be read in context.

How busy is Wellington & Scott?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1833 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 51% of the median for a counted intersection, and #82 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near Wellington & Scott?

The nearest Green P car park is 2 Church St (304 m away, 1,972 spaces, 16% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 720 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,230 spaces — 29 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2 Church St. (301 m).

How do I get to Wellington & Scott by transit?

King Station (Line 1) is 137 m away; Union Station GO is 491 m away; streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 501 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 157 m away; bus routes 19, 97, 121, 114, 202, 75, 65 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Wellington & Scott?

120 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 354 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Aroma Espresso Bar (47 m), Cantina Mercatto (47 m), Uncle Tony's (74 m), Playa Cabana Wellington (85 m) and Taberna Social (95 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Wellington & Scott?

The nearest is St Lawrence South, 91 Front Street East, 348 m away (Mon Closed, Tue-Fri 8:30am-7:30pm, Sat 6:30am-5:30pm, Sun 9:30am-5:30pm), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: St Lawrence North (357 m); St Lawrence Tent (387 m). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Wellington & Scott?

18 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,213 spaces in total; 13 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Mothercraft Brookfield Place - 161 Bay Street (284 m, 52 spaces), Kids & Company Scotia Plaza (285 m, 64 spaces) and St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) (350 m, 40 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Wellington & Scott?

28 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,903 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 36 Church St (179 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 55 The Esplanade (225 m, 166 units, RentSafeTO score 80), 85 The Esplanade (264 m, 128 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 1 Church St (283 m, 115 units, RentSafeTO score 83). The average RentSafeTO score across the 28 is 90 out of 100. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at Wellington & Scott?

Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and seven bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Downtown Yonge East page.

What neighbourhood is Wellington & Scott in?

Wellington & Scott is in Downtown Yonge East (City of Toronto neighbourhood 168). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Old Town Toronto Business Improvement Area.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined